Eating Slim In Summer – Cookout Tips

Cookout season does not necessarily mean that you have to say goodbye to dieting in summer. You may still eat a burger. Follow several useful tips; and this will allow you to enjoy your cookout food not causing any damage to your diet.

Cookout season does not necessarily mean that you have to say goodbye to dieting in summer. You may still eat a burger. Follow several useful tips; and this will allow you to enjoy your cookout food not causing any damage to your diet.

Let’s examine one case of a clever choice. Jane takes a hamburger (half pound) and potato salad, and Linda picks a sirloin burger (a quarter pound) based on whole grain with fruit salad. Linda thus can save up to 500 calories which is a lot to be saved in a meal.

Linda’s choice shows that this is not only meat you choose which matters, but also the size of portion. So take a quarter-pound burger rather than a half-pound one. You are to avoid 8-12- ounce steak, select 4-ounces of a lean steak.

For each meat present in the menu, actually there will always be a healthier option. Regular beef can be substituted for extra-lean beef or sirloin. If you eat a steak, choose a lean cut. Stay away from Polish sausages, smoked sausages, bratwursts, hot links and select a low-fat sausage. Skinless chicken thigh and breast grilled is healthier than fried patty or grilled chicken with skin on.

As a matter of fact toppings are also important to consider, as well as the buns. Avoid mayonnaise, bacon, fat cheese, fried onion. These can be replaced by tomato, fresh onion, lettuce, mustard, salsa, low fat cheese and select a bun on whole grain.

Side dishes also matter. You should heap the plate with fresh fruit/vegetable salad rather than chips and you will save up to 120 calories. So, pass potato salad and also add vegetarian baked beans to bypass about 50 or 60 calories. Consume celery and carrot sticks as much as you wish. Raw celery will take more calories for chewing than it will add to the body weight.

Select unsweetened version of iced tea rather than sweet lemonade so that to omit 100 calories. As a dessert you may choose melons, fresh berries, and any other available fresh fruits. Try not to eat avoid cookies, ice-creams, pies and cakes.

Besides you are to say no to alcoholic drinks and soda.

Keep in mind that you can enjoy cookout season with no worries about excessive pounds. So, this is all about the options you choose.